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Update about-secret-scanning.md (github#32076)
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@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ When you enable {% data variables.product.prodname_secret_scanning %} for a repo
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If {% data variables.product.prodname_secret_scanning %} detects a secret, {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} generates an alert.
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- {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} sends an email alert to the repository administrators and organization owners.
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- {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} sends an email alert to the repository administrators and organization owners. You'll receive an alert if you are watching the repository, or if you have enabled notifications for security alerts, or for all the activity on the repository.
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{% ifversion ghes or ghae or ghec %}
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- {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} sends an email alert to the contributor who committed the secret to the repository, with a link to the related {% data variables.product.prodname_secret_scanning %} alert. The commit author can then view the alert in the repository, and resolve the alert.
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- If the contributor who committed the secret isn't ignoring the repository, {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} will also send an email alert to the contributor. The emails contains a link to the related {% data variables.product.prodname_secret_scanning %} alert. The commit author can then view the alert in the repository, and resolve the alert.
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{% endif %}
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- {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} displays an alert in the "Security" tab of the repository.
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